Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. This spring, the U.S. government took an unprecedented step: requiring every U.S. agency to appoint a chief AI officer. This follows on the heels of companies across diverse industries adding similar roles to their leadership ranks. This is a move in the right direction for companies seeking … Read more
One of the first questions people ask when they start using AI seriously is whether it will affect their job. The answer is probably yes. The question is important enough that at least four different research teams have tried to quantify exactly how much overlap there is between jobs that humans can do and jobs … Read more
A little more than a year ago, my CTO asked me to hop on an urgent Zoom. He had something he needed to show me, he said. It was OpenAI’s newly released ChatGPT. As the CEO of a company that delivers HR compliance content and guidance, I was alarmed. “This could destroy our business,” I … Read more
It’s been well over a year since the innumerable tech companies based in California had to start complying with the state’s pay transparency law, forcing many employers to show their hand in an industry where the competition for talent can be fierce. The law in California—along with other states that have taken a similar approach … Read more
Even as the tech industry has taken steps over the past decade to diversify their hiring practices—with a particular emphasis on recruiting and retaining Black and Latino employees—progress has been slow. And amid economic challenges over the past year, many companies have laid off employees tasked with DEI work or quietly pulled back on the … Read more
Kroger was hoping to finally close its $25 billion acquisition of Albertsons—first announced in 2022—within the coming months. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), however, had other plans: This week, the agency filed a lawsuit to block the deal, which would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. The lawsuit, which alleges the proposed merger … Read more
Vulnerable workers could soon be empowered to have more of a voice when raising the alarm on safety issues and advocating for better working conditions. A new OSHA proposal, now in the final rule stage, would allow workers to have a third-party representative present during the agency’s safety inspections, Documented reported last week. The rule, … Read more
Employee well-being is, and will continue to be, a core workplace focus. It’s increasingly important given the fast-paced world we live in, economic uncertainties, and the uptick in violence being reported across news cycles. These factors impact society at large and can erode our mental well-being and sense of security. Given these circumstances, my company, … Read more
There are certain pairings that just seem custom-made for each other. Macaroni and cheese, fish and chips, cookies and cream, and, of course, peanut butter and jelly. There’s just something about these pairings—a sense of culinary synergy where the presence of each individual ingredient enhances the taste of the other. Or, as philosopher Aristotle would … Read more
While remote-first work has brought forth numerous benefits, the past few years has exposed a key challenge it brings: cross-team knowledge sharing. Without the ease and clarity of face-to-face conversations, and with the added complication of differing time zones, employees must navigate persistent roadblocks to independently find, share, and document information. Moreover, the pace of … Read more
